Background:

Carcinoma breast is one of the most common cancer affecting women worldwide.  The breast is a complex structure and any unnatural change affects the body and psyche of the person. The aim of this study was to observe age distribution, clinical signs and symptoms and pathology of malignant breast lump and draw a correlation between clinical and histological diagnosis of patients presenting with breast lump.

Method:  This study is a retrospective study of carcinoma breast done from Aug 2016 to July 2018. It comprises 120 cases of carcinoma breast who presented at the outpatient surgical department of a tertiary care center.

Results:  According to our study, it is quite evident that the peak incidence of carcinoma breast in our semiurban population is in the fifth and sixth decade. Most of our patients were postmenopausal and the majority  were staged as IIA. Invasive Ductal carcinoma – No Special type was the most common histopathological pattern seen in 114 (95%) cases and most tumours were Scraff Bloom Richardson Gd II. Prognostically , majority of tumours ( 53 %) was assessed as ‘good’ as per Nottingham Prognostic Index Score. 

Conclusion: Breast cancer is a common cancer worldwide with varied presentation. This study gave an insight to the clinico‑pathological profile of breast cancer in our area.